NYC Drops New Neighborhood Map: Do You Agree With The Borders?

NEW YORK CITY — New York City dwellers' age-old debates over where neighborhoods begin and end just got some new fodder.

An updated "A City of Neighborhoods" map was released Wednesday by the city's planning department

The map comes with fresh details that better represent the hills, ridges and valleys that define neighborhoods, and have inspired many of their names, officials said.

"It's a must-have for those who want a better understanding of New York City," said Dan Garodnick, the city's planning director, in a statement.

But for neighborhood residents who want to debate, say, what is Washington Heights and what's Inwood, the map likely won't settle the issue.

The neighborhood and community board boundaries on the map remain the same as its last iteration. It also comes with a disclaimer.

"Neighborhood names are not officially designated," the disclaimer states. "Due to space constraints, this map product does not include an exhaustive list of known neighborhood names."

But the map still provides an eagle-eyed view of New York City's neighborhoods, wherever their boundaries be.

Printed versions of A City of Neighborhoods are on sale — "just in time for the holiday season," according to a planning department release — at CityStore.